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Hacksaw’s Thursday Podcast..1:30pm
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…(Baseball)..
Padres-W-Pirates (8-2)..Wednesday..San Diego (6-6)
..Jake Cronenworth 2R-HR
..Nick Castellanos 2R-doubled
..Fernando Tatis-stole home
..Michael King (6inn-2R-7 Baserunners)
San Diego-Colorado..Thursday game..Randy Vasquez starts (0.75-ERA)
Padres..P-Mason Miller…11-strikeouts in a row-streak snapped final out by Pirates
Padres..P-Adrian Morejon (10.80j-ERA)..given up runs each outing
Padres..SS-Sung-Mun Song (.278) at El Paso
Padres..P-Matt Waldron (11-innings-0R) at El Paso
Padres..P-Marco Gonzalez (7.24-ERA)..Tristan McKenzie (7.45-ERA)
Padres..R-Jason Adam (0.00-ERA)-El Paso
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Dodgers-L-Blue Jays (4-3)..Bullpen implodes…LA (9-3)
..Shohei Ohtani (6inn-1R-2K)..clocked 100mph
..Bullpens gives up 3-runs
..Will Smith throwing error leads to winning run for Jays
Dodgers..Off-Thursday..host Rangers on Friday
Dodgers..Legendary 2B-Davey Lopes-passes (80Y)…Played 9-Y for Dodgers…12Y-in majors…Career (.263-155HR-557 SB)..Managed Brewers…Coached for 5-teams including Dodgers-Padres
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Angels-L-Braves (8-2)..Matt Olson HR..Reid Detmers (4inn-5R-5H) in loss..Halos (6-7)
Angels..Off Thursday..play in Cincinnati on Friday
Angels..MLB-Suspends DH-Jorge Soler and Braves P-Rey Lopez 7-games each for beanball brawl on Tuesday night..Soler had hit HR..then hit by pitch..then had pitch sail over his head…Went to mound with bat…Lopez had baseball in his hand and tried to hit Soler with ball in a punch.
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(Scoreboard)
Cleveland-W-Royals..Angel Martinez 3R-HR-Guardians
Red Sox-W-Brewers..Sonny Gray (6inn-0R)-Sox
Orioles-W-White Sox..Taylor Ward 2-doubles-2RBI-Birds
Texas-W-Seattle..Mariners fall to (4-9)
Rockies-W-Houston..Eduardo Julian 2RBI-Hunter Goodman HR..9R-outburst
Giants-W-Phillies..Raf Devers 3R-HR
Cardinals-W-Nationals..Alec Burleson 3RBI-StL
Arizona-W-Mets..Corbin Carroll 2RBIs
Cubs-W-Tampa..Nico Horner HR-RBI double-Chi
Reds-L-Miami..Marlins rip Brady Singer (2inn-5R-10H)..Cinn (8-4)
Yankees-L-A’s..Brent Rooker Sac Fly 9th-A’s…NY (8-3)..
Tigers-L-Twins..Minnesota 6R-in-1st inning
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(MLB News)
Pirates..Sign rookie SS-Konnor Griffin (9Y-140M) extension
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(Injuries)
Orioles..Season ending elbow surgery-Zach Eflin
Houston..P-Christian Javier-shoulder issue
Houston..OF-Jake Myers-back spasms
Seattle..DL-OF-Victor Robles-pectoral
Cleveland..2B-George Arias-out 8W-oblique
Reds..DL-C-Jose Trevino-spine bruise
Boston..DL-P-Justin Slaten-oblique
Red Sox..DL-P-Johan Oviedo-6W-forearm
Red Sox..1B-Tristan Casas-setback-knee
Atlanta..Send C-Sean Murphy on rehab assignment
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(Roster Moves)
White Sox..Option P-Shane Smith to AAA (10.80-ERA)
Seattle..Callup OF-Connor Joe from AAA
Reds..DFA-OF-Christian Strand
Milwaukee..Callup P-Shane Drohan
Miami..Release OF-Daniel Johnson
Brewers..Sell OF-Stew Berroa to Phillies
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…(Basketball)…
Clippers-Oklahoma City..Wednesday…Thunder blitz Clippers in opening half…Led (69-49) at halftime-Press Time…Chet Holmgren (24P) in first half..Thunder shot (65%)..Clippers (37%) in half……LA (41-38) heading into the game.
Lakers-vs-Golden State..Thursday
Lakers..Coach JJ Redick plays down spat with F-Jared Vanderbilt..F-Rui Hachimura after argument on floor after being pulled in 36-point blowout loss to Oklahoma City.
Lakers..Criticism C-DeAndre Ayton-had just 1-basket..3-rebounds in 23-minutes…Lakers without 6-players in OKC-loss.
NBA…Teams not in favor of any of the ‘Anti Tampering-Draft Lottery changes proposed by Adam Silver
NBA.com..Report 9-teams headed for lottery are (17-148) vs 20-playoff teams since January..in ‘Tanking epidemic’..Teams benching starters to play G-League guys
Milwaukee..Legendary coach Doc Rivers-contemplating retirement end of year.
Milwaukee..NBA owner says ‘Bone Bruise-knee’ is reason Giannis Antetokounmpo is not playing..not about tanking for draft picks.
WNBA…10-top stars received ‘Franchise Tag’ free agent contracts-guarantee them (1.4M) on 1-year deal…Group includes Sabrina Ionescu-NY Liberty…Nap Collier-Minnesota Lynx..Kelsey Plum-LA Sparks.
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(College Basketball)
U-Conn..Coach Geno Auriemma apologized to South Carolina’s Dawn Staley for tirade after NCAA tourney game..’Respect Womens basketball and its coaches…Dawn deserved better from me’
South Carolina..Dawn Staley’s comments..’Time to turn the page…One moment does not define his career…U-Conn is what it is because of him’
North Carolina..Report new coach Mike Malone will receive (8.5M) per season.
NCAA-Women’s Championship…TV (9.88M) viewers…3rd highest ever
NCAA-Men’s TV Ratings…(18.8M) viewers-down 1% from last year..Peaked (20.8M) in final hour of telecast.
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…(Football)…
NFL..Hires 150-college refs..will begin training them April 15th…will assign them to work NFL-OTA workouts-June 1st if no new CBA signed with veteran refs.
Atlanta..Falcons ban DE-James Pearce from off season workouts-facing 3-felonies for deadly assault-battery on girlfriend and on police in domestic abuse case.
Atlanta..Coach Kevin Stefanski says QB-Michael Penix ‘on schedule’ in knee rehab
Miami..RB-De’Von Achane boycott workouts-headed to final year of deal
Cleveland..QB-Deshaun Watson-cleared off season workouts
Texans…Pick up 5th year options on LB-Will Anderson..QB-CJ Stroud
Mike Vrabel…Denies Social Media insinuation he is in relationship with NFL writer Dianna Russini-Athletic…both seen together at a resort with other friends..Both are married with kids…Patriots-Athletic say there is no relationship.
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(Roster Moves)
Atlanta..Sign FA-OT-Jawaan Taylor-ex Chiefs
Giants..Sign FA-OG-Daniel Faadele-ex Ravens
Lions..Visit with FA-DT-Jay Tufele-ex Bengals
Atlanta..OT-Kaleb McGary-retires
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…(Hockey)…
Ducks-vs-San Jose…Thursday..Ducks lost 6-in a row..fall to 3rd place in Pacific Division
Kings-vs-Vancouver..Thursday..LA in 4th place-fighting for last playoff spot
Las Vegas..Tie Edmonton for 1st place..John Tortorella won 4-in a row
Vancouver..Deny-Nashville permission to talk to Ryan Johnson about GM job-Preds
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…(General)…
(Golf)..Masters-1st round tees off at Augusta-91 golfers tee off
..Bryson DeChambeau-red hot on LIV tour leads field
..Jon Rahm-Brooks Koepka struggling coming into tourney
..Akshay Bhatia-Matt Fitzpatrick-Xander Schaufele hot on PGA Tour
..Colin Morikawa-Rory McIlroy-both batting back problems
..Scottie Scheffler-season long stretch
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(Auto Racing)..Formula 1-meets with Team McLaren and Haas-US to discuss concerns about ‘closing speed crisis…cars depleting batteries….demand change in energy management rules’ after bad crash in Japan and problems cars on turns-losing power
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